Nigeria is reportedly one of the seven countries Trump wants to ban from the United States. Following reports that the President of the United States, Donald Trump intends to add Nigeria to a list of countries for visa restrictions, the Presidency has described the reported plan as mere speculations. The …

Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested Badamasi Sule and Muhammad Muhammad, suspected money-doublers, for being in possession of counterfeit Naira notes totaling about N45million. The EFCC in a statement released, said the duo were arrested in December 2019, following actionable …

Kenyan-Mexican actress, Lupita Nyong’o recently stole the show as she rocked expensive diamonds for the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The Oscar-winning actress rocked a custom black and white Louis Vuitton gown that, according to The Hollywood Reporter, was embellished with …

Grammy award-winning rapper, Cardi B is known for her eccentric fashion statements. She came gun ablaze to the Mens Fashion Week in Paris in a Marine Serre jumpsuit. Internet users couldn’t stop talking about the outfit, with some users tilting towards rocking the outfit and others claiming they wouldn’t dare. …

Nigerian Rapper, Zlatan Ibile has thrown his support behind DMW signee, Peruzzi amid the controversy surrounding his contractual dealings with his former record label. Taking to his official twitter handle on Saturday, 18th January, Peruzzi wrote that he can not be brought down no matter how haters try. Reacting swiftly …

Omowunmi Micheal, the ringleader of a human trafficking syndicate who allegedly specializes in selling young girls out for prostitution has been arrested. The 30-year-old suspect, was arrested at her Iyana-Ipaja home by operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), Lagos State command. The suspect revealed that she …

A Nigerian lady on social media has advised fans of Naira Marley, popularly referred to as ‘Marlians’, to be wise with their life decisions as they are not emulating the right aspect of their favorite artiste’s life.The lady said that it is foolish for Marlians to keep repeating the motto ‘Marlians …

Former WWE star, Hall of Fame awardee, and father to Hollywood star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Rocky Johnson has died at the age of 75-years. His cause of death is currently unknown. Johnson, born Wayde Douglas Bowles, began his career in the 1960s and after a stint in the World …

The newly-declared governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, has reacted to supreme Court judgment on Tuesday which sacked Gov Emeka Ihedioha The apex court while delivering judgment declared APC’s Hope Uzodinma as the Governor of Imo State. It, therefore, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to withdraw the certificate …

The House of Representatives, through its committee on Power has directed the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend its planned electricity increment. The electricity regulatory body had earlier announced planned hike which will take effect from April. The committee chaired by Aliyu Magaji made the announcement today during a meeting with …

Taking to social media, Nigerian actress, Stella Damasus, mourned the death of her mother in law, stating she just lost her best friend. Lucy Ademinokan, the mother of her husband Daniel Ademinokan died on Friday, January 10, 2020. Taking to Instagram to mourn the loss, she wrote; “So, I lost …

As prominent Yoruba kings gathered in Oyo town yesterday, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi said any monarch who takes alcoholic drinks in public does not deserve respect. The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Soliu Adetunji and others assembled in Oyo to honour …

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed has been hospitalized in London for an undisclosed illness. A statement signed by Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado and made available to newsmen yesterday in Bauchi, quoted a special message sent to the people of the state by …

A mentally challenged woman has welcomed a baby boy after being rescued and rushed to Onitsha General Hospital. The lady was rescued and assisted after the Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue received a distress call from a concerned citizen. Governor Willie Obiano’s Special Assistant …

Spotify Technology SA said it would suspend sales of political advertisements on its music streaming platform in early 2020. The world’s most popular paid music streaming service that has nearly 141 million users said the suspension would extend to Spotify’s original and exclusive podcasts. It is happening as the campaign …

Actor, Banky W has penned a heartfelt note to movie lovers and fans of the movie, ‘Sugar Rush’ which was recently yanked off Nigerian cinemas. According to Banky W, ‘If you saw @sugarrushmovie and loved it, or if you planned to, please read our statements. We are very hopeful and …

Gracious David West, the suspected Port Harcourt serial killer has reportedly identified 7 of his victims out the 19 people he allegedly killed before being arrested. A statement presented in court during his trial on Friday January 10 by IPO Sergeant Ogbomudia Timi Engbokuru, revealed that the suspect affirmed the …

The Lagos state police command have arrested one Chukwujekwu Eziigbo, a 15 year old boy for stealing female under wears from clothesline in Olufe area in Ojo local government area. A statement from Bala Elkana, the spokesperson of the state police command, says Chukwujekwu confessed that for one year now, …

Nigerian actor Banky W has penned a heartfelt message to his fans after his movie “Sugar Rush” was pulled from cinemas across Nigeria. According to the singer turned actor, “Sugar Rush” had been suspended due to issues beyond his control but assured fans and movie lovers that his team is …

47-year-old Sunday Agwim from Umuobom in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State is in police net for killing his 62-year-old mother Christiana Agwim with a hammer. Agwin was reportedly arrested over the weekend for killing his mother using machete to severe her head before smashing the skull with …

Group of concerned Nigerians who watched the viral video of 23-year-old single mother who was trafficked and sold into slavery in Lebanon have traced the parents of the said lady. Parents of the said lady have been linked with officials of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons …

Adedayo Thomas, the board’s executive director, took responsibility for delaying the final approval of the movie. Sugar Rush movie The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has ordered that the screening of ‘Sugar Rush’ in cinemas be halted. In a statement released on its Facebook page, the board said …

Blockbusting Sugar Rush Movie, which just hit the cinemas this past Christmas has reportedly been banned from being shown across Nigerian cinemas. The movie which stars some of Nollywood’s finest acts, like Bimbo Ademoye, Bisola Aiyeola, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Tobi Bakre, Omoni Oboli, Williams Uchemba and others is said to have been …

The Nigerian Police Force said it has commenced an investigation to unravel the authenticity of the video where some persons in Police uniform were captured, allegedly with POS machine and demanding ATM card from a member of the public. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Nigerian Police …

Iran says its military “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board, Iran’s state TV reports. The statement said it had done so due to “human error” after the plane flew close to a sensitive site belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Mistaken for a “hostile …

A Nigerian man, Babatunde Olusegun Taiwo, has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing the identities of US citizens to file fraudulent tax return claims, made possible through data leaked in security incidents, The Guardian reports. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) in a statement said Taiwo, alongside …

Iranian and Ukrainian officials have begun investigations on the crash of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran, Iran’s aviation authority said on Friday. The investigation is coming amid mounting claims that the jet was shot down by an Iranian missile, NAN reports. All 176 people on board the Ukrainian International Airlines …

According to Vanguard, the Imo state police command, on Friday, said that a suspected burglar, name Uche Akunacha, male, 41-year-old, died after he jumped from a window to escape. The police state Public Relation Officer, PPRO, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed this in Owerri. Just as the police gave the address of …

The Katsina State Police State Command on Friday, said it had killed two notorious kidnappers in Danmusa Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who made the known in a statement to NAN in Katsina, said a 14-year-old girl, Lantana Haruna was rescued …

This was contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni. Omoni said that ASP Godwin Anwuri and Sgt. Gift Ojimini were kidnapped two months ago adding that they were rescued in the early hours of Jan. 9 following intense …

Nigerians and other foreign nationals resident South Africa’s Keimoes and Upington areas of Northern Cape Province were on Thursday morning given 12 hours to vacate by the indigenes. The President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, made the disclosure in a statement made available to the News Agency …

A fresh crisis may be underway as some indigenes of Keimoes and Upington areas of northern cape province in South Africa, have given Nigerians and other foreign national a 12-hour ultimatum to vacate their communities. Adetola Olubajo, president of Nigeria Union in South Africa, made this known in a statement …

Popular US-based Nigerian rapper, Speed Darlington took to his Instagram page to lament the disrespect he suffers from his people in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. The rapper made this statement while reacting to the delay of his flight by Airpeace to Enugu for an event on Thursday morning. …

The Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon Aniekan Bassey has warned those using his Facebook account to defraud unsuspecting members of the public to refrain from such act or face the full wrath of the law. The Speaker through his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Darlington …

A man is seeking justice after he was battered by some street touts in Ojota, Lagos, for no reason. Ojay, a fashion stylist, said he was walking with his friend last night when some touts in his neighborhood asked them to stop. When they didn’t, they were attacked and beaten, …

The life of severely jaundiced 14-day-old baby girl has been saved by the Lagos State Government, through the Office of the Public Defender (OPD), after her parents refused her life-saving blood transfusion on religious grounds. The baby girl on December 18, 2019 to Mr and Mrs Emmanuel Onokpise of Abata …

A serving member of the NYSC has been shot dead by a police officer who also injured a bus driver. Scene of the incident A report by Channels TV has shown that the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a mobile police officer for unlawful use of his firearm, shooting …

The arrest was part of the ongoing “Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1’’. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday. Yusuf said that a total of …

Embassy of the United States of America (USA) in Nigeria has warned its citizens in the country to be cautious of their movement and take necessary security precautions where necessary in the wake of recent standoff with Iran. United States noted that it has no specific information on threats, but …

Brescia striker Mario Balotelli said Lazio fans should be ashamed of themselves after alleged abuse during the sides’ Serie A match. A stadium announcement was made during the game urging fans not to sing discriminatory songs. Balotelli, 29, posted a message on his Instagram account following the match – a …

Somalia’s Islamist group al Shabaab has attacked a military base in Kenya that is being used by both the U.S. and Kenyan forces. The attacked was reportedly carried out on Sunday, January 5, 2020, at the military base in Lamu county. A military source confirmed the attack to Reuters, saying: …

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has alleged that Christians in Nigeria enjoy more holidays than Muslims in Nigeria. MURIC made this assertion in a statement released on Friday morning while reacting to claims made by CAN that Christians are being persecuted in the country. MURIC in its statement said the …

The rockets fell in the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions a day after the US ordered the execution of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani Several rockets targeting Celebration Square and the Jadriya area in Baghdad, and the Balad air base in Salahuddin …

The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of the Iran-backed militia. US rap star, Cardi B, has condemned the killing of Iran commander, Qassem Soleimani. On Friday, a US airstrike killed Revolutionary Guard General, Soleimani, who is head of the elite Quds Force, at Baghdad International Airport. …

An old woman has been found dead and dismembered inside a freezer at her own house, reports have shown. Police at the woman’s home in the village of Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, east of Limoges, after the discovery of her body (Picture: AFP)  Firefighters found the body of an elderly woman in her …

US President Donald Trump has authorized a US military strike near Baghdad’s airport which resulted in the death of Iran’s Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, the Pentagon confirmed in a statement on Thursday. “At the direction of the President, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US …

It was earlier reported that the founder and President of Jesus Deliverance Ministry in Abuja, Pastor Shola Akande was arrested by the Nigerian Police Force on Saturday, December 28 for allegedly selling anointing oil to his church members at the rate of one million per bottle. The pastor reportedly declared …

Nigeria High Commissioner, Olufemi Michael Abikoye, is reported to have been kicked out of his residence located at No.10 Barnes Road in Accra. Media reports referenced an alleged statement by Mr Abikoye, dated December 31 2019, in which he is reported as saying that a Ghanaian company, Amaco Microfinance Company …

The Kwara state government has demolished the political home of the family of former senate President, Bukola Saraki. The demolition exercise took place in the early hours of today January 2nd. The building which is popularly referred to as ‘Ile Arúgbó’ in Ilorin, the state capital, was demolished under the …

The Nigerian High Commission in Ghana has been forcefully evicted from its diplomatic property by the country’s government. In a statement released by the Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana Michael Olufemi Abikoye on December 31, 2019, it was gathered that the property located at No.10 Barnes Road, Accra was reallocated …

Afrobeat singer, Wizkid has large sum of $3million which is equivalent to 1 billion naira (N1billion) from endorsement deal he signed with United Bank for Africa (UBA). Recall, the Nigerian singer recently made a statement few months before he signed the deal, that he is about to bag the biggest …

Simply Tacha recently released a statement revealing that she’s ending her management relationship with TeeBillz. The reality TV star made this known via her Instagram page on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. According to her, they ended the relationship in a mutual manner. For Tacha, she is thankful for all the …